Adjustable bracket.



E. CHANAL.

ADJUSTABLE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. e, 1912.

1,057,932, Patented Apr.1, 1913.

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INVE/VTOR 2912M" [72mm ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES EMILE CHJANAL, 0! NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1,1913.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, EMILE CHANAL, a citizen of France, and a resident of the city of New York-borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Bracket, .of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to adjustable brackets and has reference more articularly to a device of this class whicli comprises a frame adapted to carry 'a mirror or lamp or a flower pot or any other object, having gripping means associated with same for attaching the said frame carrying an object in a desired place and position.

An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive adjustable bracket, simple, light and strong in construction, easy in its manipulations and positive in its action, that can be easily put on or off from the supporting place.

Another object of the invention is to provide an adjustable bracket that will permit a displacement of the supported object Without displacing the bracket itself.

. It is a well known fact that when an object is to be placed near a window or door a place will be selected on which the largest amount of light falls, and the object is there placed. As, for example, in the case of a flower pot or light reflector or picture or any other similar object. The same is true'when using a mirror, and particularly when using a portable mirror near a door or window; the person will instinctively place himself in position to receive the maximum amount of light so as to have a clear reflection in the mirror. But, as during the day time the intensity of light and also its relative direction to the window or door is [not constant but continually changing and in most cases it changes from one side to the other and, consequently, at different hours of the day the position of the person must bechanged when using the mirror atdifierent hours; and as the mirror must be suspended or attached in some way to leave the hands free, the most advantageous place cannot be selected at will. To

Application filed September 8, 1912. Serial No. 718,879.

make it possible for a person to select the "mostadvantageous place when looking into a mirror near a window or door,-or when using a reflector or a picture and desiring that the largest amount of light fall on same, I have invented an adjustable bracket by means of which the supported object, it may be a mirror or any other object, is so placed as to give the best results under given conditions.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and fully set forth in the claims.

. Reference is to be had to the accompanymg drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which a Figure 1 is a perspective view of an em bodiment of m invention'as attached and supported on t e 'window molding; Fig. 2

to same by its construction; and, also, whileit is principally intended to carr a mirror, I

it may carry a lamp or a re ector or a flower potor any other object, or used-for advertising purposes. The arms supporting the object may be of a fixed or adjustable length, that is, solid or telescopic; and their shape, size and form may ,vary with the object to be carried and the desired effects .to be obtained. The armsmay be removably attached to the frame so that different sets of arms may be attachable to the same bracket and, in consequence, different sets of objects maybe carried by the same bracket, at diflerent times.

Referring to the drawings, 10 is a mirror of-any desired shape or form and provided with a similarly shaped frame 11, the frame being provided with centrally and V vertiv mirror.

ings 12 of loop 18 forming the SlPPOI't of the The trunnions of thev rame of the mirror journalin in bearing 12 of the loop 13 allows a revo ving motion of the mirror inai vertical plane, as'can be seen from F 1. The loop 13 is referably integral wit I the arms 14 pivotal y supported on one end of a tube or casing '15 by means of an enlarged portion 16 provided at the free end of the arms 14, bears against a similarly enlarged projection 17 on the surface -of the casing. and maintalned in bearing with said projecting portions 17 by'means of threaded members 18. Due to this pivotal connection of arms the mirror will ,re-

volve about the pivotal points on the casing triangular in formf and the casing 15 lying sldt is a rectangular mom er 28 contacting, with the flange 19 of casing 15.

' as a center. The tube or casing 15 .is 'ex-' teriorly provided with a flange 19 prefer-..

ably integrally with it, and interiorly with a coil spring 20 and rod 21 concentr1c w1th the tube and provided at one end with a head 22 fitting snugly into the tube and bearing against one end of the coil spring 20, the other end of the coil spring bearing against a cap 23 threaded into the tube or otherwise secured to same. The rod 21 at its end opposite the head 22 projecting through "said cap 23 is provided with threa s 24. r

The flange 19 of casing 15 is adapted to bear a ainst the exterior face of a frame 25, pre erably shaped out of sheet metal and in the direction 0 the altitude of the triangle. In the base of the triangle, centrally with the casing, abent portion 26 projects above the exterior surface of the frame and is provided with a threaded aperture adapted to receive the threaded ends 24 of rod 21. Just 0 posite to said bent portion, and also -centra ly with the casing, is a rectangular slot or opening 27, and snu 1y fitting in said To the outer end of the member 28 a yoke 29 is attached,'and to the other end of the member 28 a flat piece of metal 30 is attached so as to overlap with its end the rectangular slot 27 of frame 25. .The member 28 provided with yoke 29 and flat piece of metal 30 is attached to flange 119 by means of screw 31.

A longitudinal slot 32 is also provided in the frame 25 centrally with the casing, and a screw 33 passing through said slot is threaded into the flange 19 bearing with its head a ainst the inner surface of the casing 25. T e purpose of said screw, flat piece- 31, and member 38, is to keep the flange 19 of casing'15 constantly in bearing against the exterior face of the frame 25 and guide same on the frame.

The additional threaded aperture in flange 19, similar to those into which the screws 31 are screwed, is intended for the purpose of only to collapse toward the casing. The pawl 35. is

provided with a'shoulder 36 so as to butt with same a ainst the inner side of the yoke whennorma to the casing 15 (see Fi 8).

'The'free end of the pawl 35 is provide with a pivoted member 37 carrying a piece of rubber 38, or any other material of nonabrasive character, of su-flicient surface so as to afford a good'gripping action on thewindow frame, at the-same time T'tojnot injure lar the wood work. The base of the trian frame-is provided near its vertices wit two bent portions 40 projecting below the exterior surfaceof the casing and providedwith teeth 41 pointing toward and parallel with the frame bod A reinforced portipn 42 is being provide in this bent portion so as to form a non-flexible gripping end inthe base of said triangular frame.

The use of my device is as follows: A rson using a mirror provided with my bracket (near a window) will place himself in position to receive the maximum amount of light and place the frame 25 on the window molding 42 (in the direction toward which the reflected light falls) by en aging (the end of the molding away from tie'window opening with the teeth 41 of bent portion 40 of the frame 25 by means of one hand and by pulling on arms 14' attached to oasing 15 with the other hand'will exert a pres J sure on coil spring 20 inclosed in said casing-and supported by the frame by medium of rod 21 inclosed in said casing and at:

tached to said projecting portion 26 of the frame. pawl 35 will be carried away to clear-the In consequence of this pull the.

space and allow the frame 25 to rest against Y the molding 43, and by releasing the arms the tension of the spring will force the pawl 35 against the sash frame of the window (as best seen in Fig. 3) and, consequently, force the teeth 41'of bent portion 40 of arm 25 to enter the window molding and thus give the frame 25 a three-point contact with the window frame. The pivoted contacting mexnber 37 and the pawl 35 are coacting with and are central with the same in their action. 'The gripping action of the points on the two bent portions 40 of the frame 25 the window frame may be increased or do:

creased as desired by forcing the. rod 21 in or out of projecting portion 26 of the frame. When the mirror is so secured to the window it may be placed at a proper angle to the person by simply turning the yoke .13

withthe arms 14'pivoted on the casing v15, 1

and if more of an angle is required the mirror itself may be turned in the yoke as above described.

It can be easily seen that the mirror can be adjusted to any height -by disengaging the frame and engaging it again at the de-I 'if desired, without moving the bracket, as

can be easily seen from Fig.1. Any other object supported by the brackets, not a mirror, as for example, a sign, may be swung directly out of the window for advertising purposes; or an object in a store window may be supported on said brackets in any desired position and can be easily displaced without displacement of the bracketitself.

The purpose of the collapsible pawl is to make the device less bulky. While the'drawing discloses the frame 25 having gripping means at the ends at one side, same may be made along the entire side, and it is easily seen that the arms 14 forming the fork supporting the object when turned toward the casing 15 will allow same to enter between said arms, and it will appear from same 1 that the length of the fork may be made long enough to admit the casing and the rest of any desired form for the support of the object.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

.1. A device of the class described comprising a frame having two gripping members at each end of one side, a projecting portion intermediate said gripping members on, same side and a rectangular opening axial with said projecting portion 1n the opposite side, a casing resiliently attached to said projecting portion of said frame and having a collapsible member projecting through said rectangular opening, means associated with said casing, rectangular opening and frame to guide said casing on said frame, and arms pivotally attached to said casing adapted to support an object.

2. A device ofthe class described comprising a frame having two gripping members at each end of one side, a projecting portion intermediate said gripping members on same side and a rectangular opening axial with said projecting portion in the opposite side, a casing, a resilient member in said casing, means connecting said resilient memberj'in said casing with said pro- The mirror can bev jecting portion of said frame, a collapsible member associated with the casing and projecting through said rectangular opening 1n sai ing at its free end a pivotally contacting member of non-abrasive character; and a member pivotally attached to said casing and adapted to support an object.

3. A device of the class described comprising a-frame having two gripping memers at each end of one side, a projecting portion intermediate said gripping members on same side and a rectangular opening axial with said projecting portion in the opposite side, a casing associated with said frame, a coil spring in said casing, a rod concentric with said coil spring and casing and projecting out of said casing, means on said rod and casing whereby the coil springs tend to force said projecting end of said rod normally and into said casing,

said projecting end of said rod being associated with said projecting portion of said frame and thereby said casing is resiliently attached to said frame, said casing being provided with a collapsible pawl coacting with said gripping means on said frame, and a pivotally attached member adapted to carry an object.

frame; said collapsible member hav- LA device of the class described comprising a triangular frame having two gripping members at each end of one side, a projecting portion intermediate said gripping members on same side, and a rectangular opening axial with said projecting portion in the vertex of the triangle opposite said side, a tubular casing having a flange bearing against said frame and central with said longitudinal aperture and projecting portion, a coil spring in said casing, a rod connecting with said coil spring and casing and projecting out of said casing, and means onsaid rod and easing whereby the coil spring tends *to force said projecting end of said rod normally into said casing, said projecting end of said rod being attached to said projecting portion of said frame, a rectangular member provided with a collapsible pawl and registering with and guided by said rectangular opening in said frame and attached to said flange of said casing, means associated with said rectangular member, flange and frame, whereby said flange is bearing against and guided on said frame, said collapsible pawl having a pivoted member at its free end provided with nonabrasive material and coacting with said gripping members on said frame and arms pivotally attached to saidcasing, adapted to support an object.

5. A combination of a mirror pivoted in a yoke provided with arms and a device of the class described comprising a frame having gripping means atone end and a collapsible member coasting with said gripping name to this specification in the means at the other end mounted on a casing two subscribing witnesses. resiliently attached to said frame, and means on said casing adapted to receive the said 5 arms of the yoke and pivotally associated with said casing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my Witnesses:

BENEDICT Jonas, PHILIP D. ROL HAU's.

presence of EMILE CHANAL. 

